What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

Walter and Jeremy talk homeschooling, the US-Japan-South Korea security pact, AI’s threat to the nation state, China’s economic woes, The Magic Flute, and Walter’s evening with Fidel Castro. Each wee...

25 Aug 202332min

Walter and Jeremy discuss Taiwan, voter fraud, Imran Khan, climate politics, and how to fall in love with poetry. Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you under...

18 Aug 202342min

Walter and Jeremy discuss Lina Khan vs. Amazon, judicial reform in Israel, nuclear fusion, Clinton and Obama in Ukraine, and the death of nonproliferation Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Rus...

11 Aug 202336min

Walter and Jeremy discuss weed v. booze, the God wars in Africa, Trump’s Hispanic base, how Britain botched victory, and America’s Blue Model society. Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell...

4 Aug 202347min

Walter and Jeremy discuss the Sino-Russian alliance, the U.S. national debt, the rise of the European right, Roosevelt v. Wilson, and the Puritan-Woke connection. Each week on What Really Matters, Wa...

28 Juli 202339min

Walter and Jeremy discuss a third-party ticket, inflation in Argentina, Chicago’s pension crisis, the stupidity of Paul Ehrlich, and the rise of Abrahamic religion. Each week on What Really Matters, ...

21 Juli 202342min

This week, Mead and Stern discuss Jeffrey Epstein, Chinese real estate, the teen mental health crisis, and A.P. Giannini's California dream. Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and ...

14 Juli 202336min

This week, Mead and Stern discuss Russia and Saudi Arabia, the remote work revolution, 19th-century French industrial policy, and living in the shadow of a Singularity.   Recommended reading Via Meadi...

6 Juli 202332min